Tim Elliott’s coach claims a piece of bad advice from the corner cost him the fight at UFC Vegas 39


Tim Elliott’s coach claims a piece of bad advice from the corner cost him the fight at UFC Vegas 39

Tim Elliott at UFC Vegas 39

Tim Elliott fought Matheus Nicolau at the main card of UFC Vegas 39. After three hard-fought rounds, Tim lost the fight via 29-28 unanimous decision, and his coach believes he is responsible for this loss.

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The fight was really close but Nicolau really exploded in the last rounds, thanks to his aggressive onslaught and a takedown in the third round, he got the edge over Elliott just in time. Tim’s coach believes he gave him wrong advice that cost him that fight.

He posted a photo of Tim from his Instagram account and wrote; I made a huge coaching error tonight that I’m sure is going to haunt me for some time to come. Going into the 3rd round I thought for 100% sure we took 1 and 2. Regardless of if that was true or not I should have pushed Tim to work up in the 3rd… and I didn’t.”

He added, “Win, lose, or draw I’m so proud of the improvements that Tim has made in the last year. His willingness to learn and be coached is what makes him so incredible.”

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Tim Elliott reacts to his coach taking the blame for his loss at UFC Vegas 39

Tim Elliott
Tim Elliott

Elliott’s coach was inspired by his students’ will and toughness at UFC Vegas 39, he wrote, “His lack of fear in competition is something we can all take and learn from to be one of the best entertainers in all of mma. I know I have learned so much from him over the years.”

“I fucking hate losing but it’s part of the game. Regardless, this dude is my dog. We’ve been through worse losses than this one. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again…There’s only one @awkward_mma”

Elliott took notice of this post, he responded with a Tweet of his own, he wrote, “Win lose or draw.. I love this game, I love my coaches, I love my team, and I love my job.. thank you @ufc @danawhite @Mickmaynard2 @seanshelby”

Also read – UFC Vegas 39: Matheus Nicolau stayed true to his striking and got the unanimous decision victory over Tim Elliott

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